The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-23

savage manner. Handing my empty
rifle to servant, / drew my revolver
and ran full at the animal from an
angle, determined that he should not
escape. He bore off little to avoid me
as | opened fire. knew / hit him, for
| saw him vince, but he kept straight
on to the bank of the creek, and after
taking a new hold of his burden he
made a spring, landed on the other
side and fell into a heap, dead. The
servants crossed and brought over both
bodies. 1t was with the native as the
tiger hunters had suspected. In leap
ing upon him the animal had given
him blow which broke his neck. The
one cry we heard was all that he ut
tered. When we came to look his dead
body over, we found that four of our
bullets had hit it, but he was dead long
enough before shot was fired. In the
case of the tiger, he had been hit nine
times, and three of the bullets had
reached vital spots. One of his fore
legs was broken, and he had carried his
burden the last thirty feet and made
the spring across the creek on three
legs.
The next day was ushered i'll with a
drilling rain, and it was nearly de-
cided not to have any general beat up
for game, but to overhaul arms and
trappings and make ready for the next
day. Soon after breakfast l took my
repeating rifle and navy revolver slip
ped some extra cartridges into my
pocket, and. set out alone to have a
look at the deserted village below us.
IL warn you to be careful sir, eau
toned a native tiger slayer as passed
the spot on which he was mending a
saddle.
"Oh, have no fear, and the wild
beasts will be asleep this morning, any
how"
"Some may not" he answered, with
n dubious shake of the head, and he
was looking after me as l entered the
brush.
had forgotten to say that during the
night we were greatly disturbed by the
noises around us. We kept several
large fires going, and while these pre-.
vented marauding bea is from coming
too near, the glare probably attracted
them to the locality. One could dis
tinguish the spit of the panther, the
snarl of the tiger, and the voice of the
lion; and added to these were the how
of the wolf. the chatter of the hyena
and the yelp of the jackal Truly, we
had struck rich fn0. Driven out O.
the other districts, the beast creation
had made their way to this, and thu
sound of hunters rifle had not beer
heard here for years.
l had not gone quarter of mill
from camp when a large black snak,
ran Kissing away from my feet, and
heard a wild beast of some sort maxim,
: its way in the thicket, These wer
proofs that could not be overprudent
t and thereafter kept my eyes abou
, me and my rifle ready for instant sery
= ice. The village was strung alon
9 the creek for half q mile, but the frs
g hut | came to was an Enclosure tina
S had been used for council house
G The four walls were of adobe, Will
the roof was matched. There wei
!, really but three walls, one end bein
t left open except slight return of eac
s side wall. This open space was ;
s least twenty feet across, while ther
1 was room enough inside for 400 peopI
G to sit or stand. The open end locke
c back in the direction | had come, an
e twenty feet away was the beginning of
e wall which extended for about 800 fee
: 1t was about four feet high, made
Il adobe, and | could not make out fC
o what purpose it had been erected.
d an enemy had been expected to al
d proach from east or west this wa
G would have been a good breastwork, a
o though its left flank could have easiI
d been turned.
stood there for three or four mil
d utes scanning the interior of the bull
a ing, and then walked to the further en-
l. If it. There was a couple of whitenC
e skulls on the ground, and | gave OF
s of them a kick. AS did so an insect
d reptile of some sort issued forth wi
t. great swiftness and stung or bit II
o on the left wrist. Its movements we
d so rapid that l could not say wheth
r, it flew or sprang at me. l simp
y caught glimpse or two of dar
E. hairy object, and then felt the pal
k which was as severe as if l had be,
1t touched with red-hot iron. l ca
t, ried an antidOte for insect and repti
10 poisoning. Near the great doorwi
N was block of wood, and | went to
| pulled off my coat, pushed mp my sleey
re and examined the wound. There w
~ but one puncture, but it had draw
rs blood, and the flesh was rapid
ID reddening, l brought my arm
re and sucked away at the wound
le two or three minutes, and then appli